50% of IT pros recommend Android to users, 32% iPhone

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | April 13, 2012

Editor's note It's a heavy news day for a Friday. In addition to the lead story, don't miss China's mysterious Internet outage, Google focusing on low-cost tablets, Google stock split, and Retina Displays coming to laptops and desktops, according to Intel. Have a great weekend! -Jason 50% of IT pros recommend Android to users, 32% iPhone IT professionals are decisively recommending Android over iPhone to company employees, according to a new poll of TechRepublic members. Read more Resource of the day Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Leading experts from Gartner and Symantec break down the emerging information management challenges that organisations like yours face and, more importantly, offer solutions to address them. Watch this informative webcast now! More from TechRepublic   HP Omni 27 teardown reveals easy-to-service machine with respectable hardware Goodbye BYOD? Gen Z favour PCs, email over tablets and social media [Update] Apple preparing tool to detect and remove Flashback malware Poll: How do you rate the new look of Google Plus? News from ZDNet   Intel says to expect Retina Display quality laptops, all-in-one desktops in 2013 All-in-one desktops driving demand for 2.5-inch hard drives China's Internet crackdown: Anonymous, political intrigue and blackouts China's mysterious Internet outage; speculation over a 'kill switch' What we think we know now about Windows 8 on Intel SoC tablets Google CEO: Android ecosystem is about more than just tablets OpenStack vs. CloudStack: The beginning of the open-source cloud wars 20-million new Ubuntu Linux PCs in 2012? Amazon's Bezos: 'Even well meaning gatekeepers slow innovation' Tablets in the enterprise: Pros and cons We've come a long way, baby: the iPhone 4 vs. the IBM PC (Infographic) 38% of kids on Facebook are under the minimum age of 13 Facebook unifying vanity URLs and e-mail addresses Remembering Jack Tramiel News from CNET   Page: We are 'quite focused' on low-priced tablets Mysterious Internet outage in China fuels talk of a 'kill switch' Larry Page: Google's on a mission to clean up its products Stock split keeps Google's destiny in hands of co-founders Say 'hello' to CISPA, it will remind you of SOPA Oops! Impending Google Drive tipped off by Lucidchart slipup Apple nixes Starck claim of work on 'revolutionary' project Live on Google+: The 2012 Republican National Convention Run Windows 8 on your iPad Has Samsung surpassed Nokia as the top mobile phone maker? RIM's Balsillie had radical plan to save company, report says Facebook's acquisition spree continues with TagTile Instagram adds 10 million users in 10 days Spotify says it's got a `special announcement' on tap Apple's iconic earbuds may be in line for a unibody tweak Featured galleries   Cracking Open the HP Omni 27 Quad all-in-one Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Introducing Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft) Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) The Right Way to Prove Identity & Establish Trust (Quest Software) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Connect with TechRepublic CIO Insights newsletter: Subscribe today! TechRepublic's CIO Insights newsletter highlights the world of technology and business from the point of view of CIOs, IT directors, and other senior tech professionals. Go go to our Newsletters page to subscribe to CIO Insights today. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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